Finland continues to block the border with Moscow
A Finnish government minister said the country has no plans to lift the blockade of its border crossings in the east with Russia. |
According to the report of the Fars International News Agency, the Minister of the Interior of the Government of Finland announced the possibility of continuing to block the country’s border with Russia due to the alleged threat related to the arrival of immigrants provoked by Moscow.
According to the “Moscow Times” newspaper, last month Finland blocked its 1340 km border with Russia until January 14 (January 24) based on the claim that it would stop the influx of illegal immigrants from Africa and the Middle East. Kurds.
Helsinki claimed that Moscow is carrying out a combined attack on Finland by organizing the migration crisis in this country, but the Kremlin denied this claim.
Mari Rantanen, the Minister of the Interior of Finland, stated in an interview to the country’s MTV3 television channel that the Helsinki government is going to hold a meeting on Thursday this week to decide on its next steps regarding the Russian border.
This Finnish minister said: This will probably happen (that Helsinki will extend the blockade of the border with Russia beyond January 14).
He claims “It seems that there has been no change in Russia’s actions.” Yes, nothing has changed in Russia now.
Europe stated that Finnish officials discussed both national security issues and issues related to Russian citizens living in the country at their meeting on Thursday. They will examine Finland.
He stated: “The Finnish government has come to the conclusion that border security is a critical issue for us.”
Russia warns Helsinki given that its decision to abandon its long-standing policy of non-commitment and join the NATO alliance will lead to “reciprocal measures”. Strengthen military cooperation.
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